Food-tongs.



W. E. WHEELER.

FOOD TONGS. I

APELIOATION FILED MAE. 5, 1912.

' Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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FOGD-TCNGS.

Be it known that l, vi/'unimi if citizen of tlie United -itofbes res' Ennis, in tlie county oil liilis ai Texas, llave invented new an nsefl iinprovements in Foocl-Tongs, of Wliicn the toi.- lowing is a specification.

This' invention relates to food tongs an particularly to en iznprovcinent on the tong disclosed Vin iny Patent Number 999,61@ oi August l, 131i. the object oi the improve-` ments being to provide ineans for positively limiting the relative movements of the scoops in two directions.

in the drawing forming a portion this. application and in which like letters ot rei eronce indicate similar parte. in the vie\vs:-Figure. is on eilf f view of ne device showing tiie scoops in their closed positions. Fig. 2 n similar vieni' showing i the scoops opened. Fig. 3 is a side View of the evice showing the scoops eloseii. Ll is a. perspective view of n Jooition of tile devine showing e slightly inotlineii oiin ot scoop.

The device comprises solist .i ially iileniically formed scoops or jai-vs l and 'eli are each of concave-convex forni pref rn'blv and arranged collectively so that tne concevities of t-lie companion scoops are disposed in opposing relation. The jaw l is secured as nl, 3 to :l rod like member l which extends from o manipulating handle 5. This reci is arranged in parallel relation to aA similar rod 6 which is connected as :it 17 to tne jaw 2.

Soldered or otherwise suitably seoiued to the rodA are combined hinge and guide members -8 and 9 which :ii-e provided vitii alining eye portions l!) ilironh which the rod 6 extends,y losing mounten therein for free sliding movement and for rotary nieve- Inent for a purpose to zoe hereinafter elcscriloed. The guide l0 is iovifled with a stop shoulder il with which tile coactig portion l2 at one end of the rod i is adept ed to engage so as to limit tne opened ecljustrnent of the scoops l and 2.

The rod 6 is' provided in controlling proximity to the handle 5 with an notent-ing crank portion 13 Whose arm leiiS adopted to engage against the stop l5 on the guide 9 :so as to hold the scoops in their closed po- Lett rs atent. fatemi-gill oan. t?,

may be served o. ioz'ecieterinineL-f. material. in using the ani-cle tno ain.: li upon tile actuating portion the roo. -6 roof! oe engaged by the thumb oi tie hond site? the scoops have been giop rl); ossociatefi Willi the material to be scrvecl ey applyingvsliglit pressure to the portion l? the jow '2 is made to close against the l. fitter the article has Aeen caiiiei 'to till dish in which tlie materiel i to 'oe serveo the tliinnb is grliflnally releoseii from the portion l? o'' the rod :Rv iinder't'fse influence of lie snring di -i the jaws l and Q will be c Y ,il relativ lo 'permit the materia nere 'View of been .tonnel esii 2 against on ati tlie spring, 'nenne ille i) and the rei-miv@ l, the afin if en. it is oesn'ed to hold the is nioveci .L lie i scoops agonistopening the roei o' longitudinally upon ilie .flevice thumb pressure tlie v rofl G. The said portion i non. merle to engage behind the stop lo understood.

While it is stated lli r: the device is especially designed tor liane also mentioned that die device may bc modi; ed to the extent that it een loe nsoii vfor Yhandling foool sl'iifis suoli as vegetables,

N'Wv, in view thereof s i is in the inofiiiiel foiin oi the invention is provieel with S -.\."nei-e1i' une@ are paced so uid to. drain transferring il to a serving (li.

claim;

A device oif tlie class described coni,L `:sing a handle, a roll extending iliereifioin, a scoop .oi i loon tiiirewitli of 'the scoop 18 shown carried )y the roii, members cerrieoi by the rod, n second rofl slidaloly andi roe.

tatalily 'mounted in the hinge ineinliers, o scoop supported by the second roo. and dis- LWL-9,95@

le [5mt samp., a sop on @ne I io hold the snooping members in closed posl- .pied i0 engng@ ha l no s. 10 uur, m wmen: of the i in tstlmony whereof affix my slgnature nvm :L :mungemmmctmgg i 1n presence of two Wlmesses.

. L named ms @veiller am?. the www wmnny ih@ second rod and VILLAM HQ WHEELER.

messes:

HARRY MCELRQY, AUSTIN CUTHBEMEQN. 

